diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
index bca52c85..62ee8042 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ boot/kernel/gentoo/packages:
 #	net-wireless/acx
 #	net-wireless/ipw3945
 #	net-wireless/rt2500
-	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+
+# fails to build
+#	sys-apps/pcmciautils
 
 livecd/unmerge:
 	app-admin/eselect
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index 75262b0f..e8326a41 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ boot/kernel/gentoo/packages:
 #	net-wireless/acx
 #	net-wireless/ipw3945
 #	net-wireless/rt2500
-	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+
+# fails to build
+#	sys-apps/pcmciautils
 
 livecd/unmerge:
 	app-admin/eselect
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/livecd-stage2.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/livecd-stage2.spec
index a2743a40..b542cb0b 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/livecd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/livecd-stage2.spec
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ boot/kernel/gentoo/packages:
 #	net-wireless/rt2500
 ### Masked (~amd64)
 #	net-wireless/rtl8187
-	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+
+# fails to build
+#	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+
 	sys-fs/ntfs3g
 
 livecd/empty:
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/livedvd-stage2.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/livedvd-stage2.spec
index 18e5f136..34ef0519 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/livedvd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/amd64/livedvd-stage2.spec
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ boot/kernel/gentoo/packages:
 #	net-wireless/rt2500
 ### Masked (~amd64)
 #	net-wireless/rtl8187
-	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+
+# fails to build
+#	sys-apps/pcmciautils
 
 livecd/empty:
 	/var/tmp
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
index 6c05bb5a..9ce136b2 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage2.spec
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ boot/kernel/gentoo/packages:
 #	net-wireless/acx
 #	net-wireless/ipw3945
 #	net-wireless/rt2500
-	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+
+# fails to build
+#	sys-apps/pcmciautils
 
 livecd/unmerge:
 	app-admin/eselect
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index 83b36924..91d32882 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/hardened/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ boot/kernel/gentoo/packages:
 	net-wireless/hostap-utils
 #	net-dialup/fritzcapi
 #	net-dialup/fcdsl
-	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+
+# fails to build
+#	sys-apps/pcmciautils
 
 livecd/unmerge:
 	app-admin/eselect
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/i686/livecd-stage2.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/i686/livecd-stage2.spec
index 1de0df0a..7d848a87 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/i686/livecd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/i686/livecd-stage2.spec
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ boot/kernel/gentoo/packages:
 ### Compile failure and in-kernel
 #	net-wireless/rt2500
 #	net-wireless/rtl8187
-	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+
+# fails to build
+#	sys-apps/pcmciautils
 
 livecd/empty:
 	/var/tmp
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/i686/livedvd-stage2.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/i686/livedvd-stage2.spec
index 2d024be4..7dc961a6 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/i686/livedvd-stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/i686/livedvd-stage2.spec
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ boot/kernel/gentoo/packages:
 ### Compile failure and in-kernel
 #	net-wireless/rt2500
 #	net-wireless/rtl8187
-	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+
+# fails to build
+#	sys-apps/pcmciautils
 
 livecd/unmerge:
 	sys-kernel/gentoo-sources
diff --git a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
index 9cf10ae1..cff8ba1f 100644
--- a/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
+++ b/releases/weekly/specs/x86/installcd-stage2-minimal.spec
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ boot/kernel/gentoo/packages:
 	net-wireless/hostap-utils
 #	net-dialup/fritzcapi
 #	net-dialup/fcdsl
-	sys-apps/pcmciautils
+
+# fails to build
+#	sys-apps/pcmciautils
 
 livecd/unmerge:
 	app-admin/eselect